The date of the move has not been set. It will take at least six months to get the building ready.

The supermarket, one of four operated by the chain in Southern California, has been at the 4611 Mercury Street address for years and is frequently crowded with customers. It will relocate to the building that formerly housed Kmart and then Sears at 7655 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Sears Holdings closed it early this year and converted its Mission Valley store to a Kmart.

The new, 94,500-square-foot building is "three times bigger" than the current store, said Zion Market manager Timothy Moon. "We're moving mainly because of the parking situation."

The store says it offers the lowest produce prices around. It carries everything from short-grain rice and instant spicy noodles to Korean barbecue meats and prepared vegetables such as seasoned spinach, Moon said. "Of course we would like to retain our customers and we hope to get new ones," he said. "We believe that once customers set foot in our doors, they will return."

The current parking lot has 132 spaces and the new one will have more than 800, he said.

Really impressive place. Everything you could want in a market. Way too crowded. Just got to deal with it and go in with a game plan. Refrigerated side dishes are my favorite. Never seen so much kimchi and varieties in my life... Only tip is to go to their parking lot across the street. Entering into their 1st lot is a nightmare and is so time consuming.

This is a good move for the market as I'd heard rumors of a large Korean supermarket like H Mart coming down to San Diego for a couple of years. The space is huge, so I won't be surprised if there'll be a mandu shop and a couple other food vendors in the store. I also won't have to drive as far when making my weekend morning shopping rounds.